Rows of Too Perfect Faces

At the mega bookstore there is a huge selection of magazines.

Dozens of them are dedicated to fashion and beauty.

Passing by them it seemed bleachers filled with lovely ladies.

What I could see was this month’s version of an ideal woman.

What I know from research is that all of these images are faked in some ways.

What I see is not what the photographer saw but was digitally enhanced.

What the photographer saw was more than a few times after plastic surgery.

I was observing countless dollars and hours seeking for physical perfection.

The rows of too perfect faces are on the covers of issues to sell products.

Those products will lead to the slippery slope of temporary attractiveness. 

What keeps these wheels turning is pride, shame, vanity, envy, greed and insecurity.